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Growing up is never easy, but when you’re in a band it often seems impossible. Make the same record twice and you’re chastised for being repetitive, but if you make too large of a sonic shift your fan base will desert you. Luckily Naples, Florida’s Fake Problems have never had to deal with this dilemma because with each release they’ve not only organically reinvented their sound, they’ve also successfully redefined who they are as musicians and human beings in the process. The culmination of this is the band’s SideOneDummy debut It’s Great To Be Alive, which shows Fake Problems’ unique brand of indie rock shaking off the insecurity and soul-searching of adolescence and sees the band embracing a sense of perspective that can only be gained by spending countless months on the road touring, laughing and writing music they believe in.
“There was no desire to make another How Far Our Bodies Go,” explains the band’s frontman Chris Farren, referencing the band’s 2007 breakthrough release. “We don't just want ourselves as a band to grow musically, but for the listener to grow and search out new music, too.” That’s exactly what the group—which also includes bassist Derek Perry, guitarist Casey Lee and drummer Sean Stevenson—aimed to accomplish with It’s Great To Be Alive and it seems to be working. “It's amazing to see the encouragement and response we get; we're playing songs from our hearts and when someone you've never met can relate to those feelings, it's an incredible experience,” Farren continues.
Ultimately, with It’s Great To Be Alive Fake Problems themselves don’t know quite where they fit in, but they’re confident enough in themselves to know that’s a blessing rather than a curse. “It's art, it shouldn't be about what cool club you fit in with,” Farren summarizes. “If our music is going to be appreciated, I'd like it to be because of our songs.”